Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 984 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “What makes it best?” (c) “Is it blue?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
2. 2.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
4. 4.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
5. 5.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) listens to both sides (b) compares the options (c) copies what all do (d) asks “How do you know?”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) ignores the facts (c) checks the facts first (d) shares without checking
7. 7.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) clear, fair thinking (c) believing all you hear (d) thinking very fast
8. 8.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
11. 11.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) hides the fact (c) gets angry (d) argues anyway
13. 13.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) spots missing facts (d) trusts any website
15. 15.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) looks for reasons (c) believes every rumour (d) shares without checking
16. 16.True or false: “trusts any website” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) asks “How do you know?” (c) hears only one side (d) spots missing facts
19. 19.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
21. 21.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
23. 23.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
24. 24.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) trusts any website (b) asks good questions (c) never asks why (d) believes every rumour
25. 25.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “That is one side. What does the other side say?” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
26. 26.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “asks good questions” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
29. 29.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) believes every rumour (b) spots missing facts (c) hears only one side (d) trusts any website
31. 31.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) checks the facts first (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) checks the facts first (c) copies what all do (d) spots missing facts
37. 37.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) asks good questions (c) changes mind with proof (d) decides in a hurry
38. 38.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 Before a big choice, a critical thinker… (a) picks the first idea (b) flips a coin (c) stops and thinks (d) copies a friend
40. 40.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) checks the facts first (b) hears only one side (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides

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